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GET GROUNDED
GET GROUNDED
Grounding techniques are tools we can use to interrupt those thoughts of worry we sometimes struggle to gain control over. Check out these powerful tools to hep us connect to the here and now and interrupt spiraling worries.
This month's resources focus on healthy coping strategies and include recommended reading, videos, worksheets, and games.
We hope you enjoy our resources this month and every month during our Year of PLAY!
Personalized Learning = Active You
APRIL FAMILY BUCKET LIST
APRIL FAMILY BUCKET LIST
Create a Worry Box
Let's distance ourselves from our anxious feelings.
Rub those worries away!
Click here for a how to video.
5 Kid Friendly Foods to Calm Anxiety
You can also try these Loaded Anti-Stress Chocolate Chip Cookies
April Family Movie:
April Family Movie:
FINDING NEMO
FINDING NEMO
Marlin, a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory -- who has a really short memory -- joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish, and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank.
10 Games for Kids with Anxiety
10 Games for Kids with Anxiety
Playing games is a great way to get your child talking and laughing with you, and also teaches important skills like dealing with chance and the unknown as well as failure.
Here are 10 great games for parents to play with their children who have anxiety.
7 C's ACTIVITIES
7 C's ACTIVITIES
Be part of a CARING COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATE to build friendships, CONNECT with themselves and others, have CONFIDENCE and self-esteem, COPE with disappointment and conflict, CELEBRATE themselves and others!
ELEMENTARY
ELEMENTARY
APRIL: recommended reading
APRIL: recommended reading
HAVE SOME FUN WITH WRITING
HAVE SOME FUN WITH WRITING
Try these fun writing prompts for elementary and secondary students.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
UNSTRUCTURED PLAY: CHALK, CHALK, CHALK
UNSTRUCTURED PLAY: CHALK, CHALK, CHALK
Sidewalk chalk is a childhood staple (check out this fun set!) and is used for everything from sidewalk drawings and body tracings to games such as tic-tac-toe and hopscotch.
Since chalk washes away easily with rain or the hose, kids can draw in many places including: rocks, fences, wood structures, cement and sidewalks. Create a DIY chalkboard by painting a large piece of wood with chalkboard paint. Then mount it on a fence or the side of the house.
STRUCTURED PLAY: get outside!
STRUCTURED PLAY: get outside!
Six stress-reducing outdoor activities including, biking, yoga, gardening, and water sports.
FUN HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES
FUN HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES
ELEMENTARY
ELEMENTARY
Worry Coping Cards
Worry Coping Cards
Print and cut out these cards. Pick one up when you need a way to ground yourself.
SECONDARY
SECONDARY
Stress Busting
Stress Busting
Stress Management Lesson Plans with worksheets and discussion prompts.
sing it out!
sing it out!
The power of affirmations lies in their uplifting nature, but we want the affirmations to also be believable! Rather than just “wishful thinking,” kids can use affirmations to remind them of their inner strength and abilities that worry sometimes preys on.
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